Soldering and other skills (was Re: QL-Quality (Was: ZX-81 Question))

From: Dave McGuire <mcguire_at_neurotica.com>
Date: Mon Apr 1 10:17:32 2002

On April 1, Sridhar the POWERful wrote:
> > Yes, I think your right. Still, I didn't realize that it contained such
> > a high percentage of lead. Me thinks, I'll be more carefull while
> > handleing it in the future. Lead is absorbed through the skin if I'm
> > not mistaken.
>
> Even handling cool boards, pricking yourself with solder points, can be
> dangerous, if you do it enough.

  Ahh, so handling Cray, Sun, or VAX boards can be dangerous, but those
not-so-cool boards...say, ISA or PeeCee motherboards...are safe? ;)

     -Dave

-- 
Dave McGuire                    "...it's leaving me this unpleasant,
St. Petersburg, FL                 damp feeling on my shorts..." -Sridhar
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